Smash.IO™ vs Magic Hands!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smash.IO™
Engage in an intense knife fight to become the last player standing. Collect knives to defeat opponents and win the match. Enjoy addictive gameplay with stunning graphics.
- Knife fighting gameplay
- Collect knives
- Last player standing wins
- Addictive gameplay
- Amazing graphics
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Are you ready for an amazing knife fight. Get as much as knife you can and beat the other players. Be the last one alive on the stage and win. Features: - Free to play. Play it anytime at anywhere. - Addictive gameplay. - Amazing graphics.
Magic Hands!
Combine magical elements to unleash powerful destructive forces. Explore a world of elemental magic and strategic combinations to achieve ultimate power.
- Combine magic elements
- Unleash destructive power
- Elemental magic system
- Strategic combinations
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Combine magic elements to get destructive power!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Smash.IO™ at none against Magic Hands!'s shown. Smash.IO™ also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.1) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). Magic Hands!'s advantage is review sentiment (56% vs 40%). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Smash.IO™ holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 571 and 296 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 40% of Smash.IO™'s written reviews are positive against 56% of Magic Hands!'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Smash.IO™ ships an update every 3 weeks, Magic Hands! every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smash.IO™ | Magic Hands! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (571 ratings) — better | 4.1 (296 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 55.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 571 — better | 296 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 285 MB | 206 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | PANGO GAMES MOBIL UYGULAMA VE OYUN GELISTIRME TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI | Yso Corp |
Customer experience
Smash.IO™
Magic Hands!
User reviews
Smash.IO™
From 571 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Simple and fun gameplay mechanics
- ⭐ Engaging core concept
Room to improve
- 🐛 Game freezes after winning matches
- 📺 Ads persist despite purchasing ad removal
- 🎮 Gameplay dominated by bots, not real players
- 💔 Frequent updates erase player progress
- 🎨 Unwanted character design changes (ball avatars)
Magic Hands!
From 296 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Love the game and abilities
- 💡 Cool abilities and magic system
- ✨ Get to do magic with your hands
- 👍 Great game overall
- 👍 Good game, especially for fans
Room to improve
- 😠 Too many ads
- 😠 Ridiculous ads
- 😠 Ads before nearly every game
- 😠 Ads every few seconds
- 😠 Ads make game unenjoyable
Bugs and requests
Smash.IO™
Reported bugs
7 issues- Game freezes after match completion when ad reward is offered
- Ad removal purchase does not remove banner ads
- Ad reward buttons become unresponsive/non-functional
- Player progression and unlocked items erased after updates
- Level progression skips (e.g., level 18 to 20, missing level 19 items)
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- Misleading online/offline status messages
- Collision with walls causes unexpected knife loss
Requested features
9 requests- Real multiplayer with actual players instead of bots
- Persistent player names across sessions
- Ability to invite specific friends to play
- Better progression rewards system
- Character abilities beyond cosmetic skins
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- Landscape/sideways phone orientation support
- More dynamic map designs (multi-level maps, moving terrain)
- Ability to customize character appearance (not forced ball avatars)
- Improved matchmaking system
Magic Hands!
Reported bugs
6 issues- Game lags and won't load
- Game not working, ads don't close
- Cannot combine poison and electric
- Game doesn't let user in
- Double rock power freezes
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- Clicking exits the game
Requested features
4 requests- Add water and plant magic
- Add more magic types
- Add more abilities
- Make plant metal plasma spells
In-app purchases
Smash.IO™
No in-app purchases
Magic Hands!
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Smash.IO™ free?
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Which has better reviews, Smash.IO™ or Magic Hands!?
Do Smash.IO™ or Magic Hands! have ads?
Which is updated more often, Smash.IO™ or Magic Hands!?
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